Drain-board for sinks.



1 m.y 689.717, Patented nec. 24, |901.

' E. HAMMANN & L. M. HooPEn.

DRAIN BOARD FR SINKS.

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DRAIN -BOARD FOR SINKS.

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UNITED* STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

EDWARD HAMMANN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND LOUIS M. HOOPER, OF RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DRAIN-BOARD FOR slNKs.

SIE'EGIFJICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,717, dated December 24, 1901.

Y Application led September 23. 1895. Serial No. 563.308. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD HAMMANN,

residing at Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York,and LOUIS M.HOO'PER,

residing at Rutherford, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, citizens of the United States, have invented an Improvement in Drain-Boards for Sinks, of which the following is a specification.

1o In connection with sinks, especially those employed in washing dishes, it has been customary to apply at one or both ends of the sink stationary receptacles for the articles that have been-washed, usually known as x 5 drain-boards. These drain-boards are subject to alternations of wet and dry, and they also are liable to form receptacles for waterbugs and for vermin, because the lower surfaces and edges of such drain-boards have zo heretofore not been easy of access for cleansing.

In the construction of our improved drainboards we pivot such drain-boards so that they can be swung up for the twofold purpose of occupying less space when not in use and to give access to the under side and edges of the drain-board and sink, so that they may easily be kept clean, and the pivots upon which the drain-board can be swung up are 3o sufficiently distant from the wall to give access to the edges ofthe drain-board for keeping lthe same clean, and instead of making the drain-board of one or two pieces con# nected together by battens on the lunder sur- 55 face we make the drain-board of strips set together closely and advantageously united by glue or other adhesive material, and we pass through the strips transversely clamping-bolts that hold the strips permanently together, and at the same time they prevent the woodwork warping or changing shape in consequence of the alternate wet and dry conditions of the surfaces of the f drain-boards, and We avail of the bolts which clamp the strips composing the drain-boards together for pivoting the drain-boards, so that they can swing up or down, thus effectually preventing the pivots becoming loose or separating from the woodwork, and the nuts can be 5o screwed up from time to time to compensate shrinkage in the woodwork. In some instances the pivots are parallel with the ends of the sink, so that the drain-board swings upwardly and remains parallel with the ends of the sink, and in otherinstancesthe conformation of the room is such that the drain-board is pivoted parallel with the back of the sink and turns up against the wall that runs at the back of the sink. In either instance the peculiarities in the drain-board before men- 6o tioned are found; but in the last-named arrangement a leg or support is usually provided at the outer edge of the drain-board and at the corner distant from the sink.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation representing a sink with a drain-board at 'each end, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. Sis a partial cross-section at the line 3 3, Fig. 2, of the pivotal supports in larger size, and Fig. LLis a section at theline 7o 4.4.. Fig. 5 is an elevation at the left-hand end of Figs. l and 2, and Fig. 6 is an inverted plan showing part of the drip-flange.

The sink A is of any desired character, and the drain-boards B B' are made of 'strips of 75 wood set together and preferably united by glue or other cement, and the tie-rods C pass across lLhrou gh slats forming the drain-boards, and the nuts 5 serve to clamp the slats firmly together and prevent the drain-board warp- 8c ing orspringing under alternations of moisture and dryness.

It is usual to groove the upper surfaces of the drain-boards and also to provide rim-slats 6, the upper edges of which rise above the top surfaces of the drain-boards and prevent water overflowing or articlesslipping off, and these rim-slats are applied to the edges of the drain-boards before the tie-rods are passed through, so that the tie-rods hold 9o the rim-slats, as well as the slats forming the drain-boards, and we also use screws and washers 7 for fastening the rim-slats down to the tie-rods.

The drip-flange Dis L-shaped in section and fastened to the under edge of each drainboard, where it overlaps the end of the sink, so that any water running from the surface of the drain-board passes around the end and drips from the iiange D and does not run roo back upon the under surface of the drainboard. These drip-flanges, being made of L- shaped metal or angle-iron, also strengthen and stien the drain-boards.

The brackets E E are adapted to receive the pivots upon which the drain-boards swing, the brackets E receiving through them one of the tie-rods C and being placed upon a wall or support parallel to 011e end of the sink,so that when the drain-board B is swung up it will move upon an axis parallel to the end of the sink. The brackets E extend out from the wall that runs behind the sink, and hence when the drip-board B' is swung up it will turn on an axis parallel, or nearly so, to the back of the sink, and when the brackets E are so employed hingepieces 8 are provided at the back edge ot' the drain-board B', such hinge-pieces 8 being permanently connected by the tie-rods that pass through the drain-board.

It is usual to place the pivots upon which the drain-boards swing sufficiently far from the wall to allow the drain-board to pass beyond the vertical line and lie at its upper edge against the wall; but to prevent the drain-board falling accidentally a latch 9 is provided for each drain-board to engage a stud 10 upon the drain-board, and to prevent injury to the sink, especially where the sink is enameled or made of porcelain, rubber blocks l2 are fastened to the under surfaces of the drain-boards and rest upon the top surfaces of the sink at the ends.

Vith the drain-board B it is advantageous may be of any desired character. We Iind it advantageous to employ a tube G, hinged at its lower end 13, where it rests upon the Hoor, and such tube G contains a second tube or bar H, hinged at its upper end 14: to the underside of the drain-board BC The length of the parts is such that when the drain-board is turned down to place the hinge 14 rests against the upper end of the tubular leg G, and when the drain-board is turned up against the wall the tube or bar draws up in the tu'- bular leg to allow for the movement, but the two parts do not separate.

Ve claim as our invention l. The combination with a slat drain-board, of brackets extending out from the wall, tierods passing through the slats of the drainboard for holding them together, the ends of 55 the tie-rods being pivotally connected to the brackets for allowing the drain-board to be swung up when not in use, tho edges of the drain-board being accessible at all times for cleaning, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the drain-board for a sink, of brackets extending out from the wall, hinge pieces for connecting the drain-board to the brackets, and tie-rods passing through the drain-board and securing the hin ge-pieces in place, substantially as set forth.

Signed by us this 17th day of September, 1895.

EDWARD I-IAMMANN. L. M. HOOPER.

Witnesses:

C. H. BANTJE, E. I-I. MOORE. 

